Larry Legend trivia quiz

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CelticsBlog Triva: Larry Legend trivia quiz
By Professor Parquet on Aug 31, 2015, 9:00a +







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How well do you know the Legend?


If one wishes to try the harder All-Star edition of the quiz, try to answer the questions without looking at the multiple choice offerings.

Layup-Which college did Larry Bird first transfer from in the fall of 1974?*for an extra point and 3-point play, who was his first college roommate
A) Indiana B) Northwood Institute

Dunk-Why was Larry Bird not the first pick in the 1979 NBA draft after his spectacular senior season?*who was the second pick in the 1979 draft, for an extra point
A) Boston drafted him as a junior eligible in 1978
B) Rival Earvin Johnson was picked ahead of him

Left-handed layup-True or false: Larry Bird outpointed Earvin Johnson 63-3 in voting for the 1979-80 NBA Rookie of the Year and was named first team all-league the same year.
A) True B) False

Free throw-By how many wins, then an NBA record, did Boston improve in Larry Bird's spectacular rookie season of 1979-80?
A) 25 B) 32 C) 38

Jump shot-In what three seasons did Larry Bird win back-to-back-to-back NBA MVP awards, making him the only non-center to ever accomplish this?*name the two 76ers who narrowly beat him out for MVP honors in consecutive seasons for a three-point play
A) 1983-85 B) 1984-86 C) 1985-87 D) 1982-84

Jump shot-Whose team record did Larry break for most points in a game vs. Atlanta in March of 1985?*what city hosted the game for a three-point play
A) John Havlicek B) Kevin McHale C) Bill Sharman D) Sam Jones

Lefty runner-Which of the following sharpshooters did Larry Legend NOT beat in the first three All-Star three-point shootout finals each year he won from 1986-88?
A) Craig Hodges B) Kyle Macy C) Detlef Schrempf D) Dale Ellis

Jump shot-What jersey number did Larry Bird wear for the 1992 Olympic Dream Team?
A) 3 B) 7 C) 9 D)33

3-pointer-Against what powerhouse team did Larry Bird rack up the highest point toal of any triple-double in NBA history in March of 1992, despite an ailing back in his final season, as Boston won a double overtime classic?*how many points did he score for a 4-point play
A) Chicago B) Portland C) LA Lakers D) Cleveland E) Phoenix

3-pointer-In game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals and again in game 4 of the 1984 Finals, Larry Legend yanked down a career-Championship Series high of how many rebounds?
A) 19 B) 20 C) 21 D) 22 E) 24


25 points is the highest possible score; extra points only apply if the correct answer is given first.



bob



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#1 Indiana
#2 Junior eligible in 1978
#3 True
#4 32
#5 1984-86
#6 McHale
#7 Craig Hodges and Kyle Macy???
#8 Three or seven; I'll guess seven
#9 Portland
#10 21

Answers from Larry Bird Quiz



1.  Layup-A) Indiana. Freshman guard Jim Wisman was Bird's roommate.

2.  Dunk-A) Boston drafted him as a junior eligible in 1978. Bird was not eligible for the 1979 draft, or he would have become a Laker. Los Angeles won a coin flip for the number one pick with Chicago and selected Earvin Johnson, even though Jerry West favored Sidney Moncrief, but he was overruled by new Laker owner Jerry Buss.

The Bulls then selected UCLA forward David Greenwood number two.

3.  Left-handed layup-True or false: A) True. The landslide vote was revealed on the same day of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, which spurred Earvin Johnson on to a career night in the Jabbar-less Laker upset of the 76ers.

4.  Free throw-B) 32. Boston improved from a horrid 29-53 record in 1978-79 to a league-best 61-21 in 1979-80, with almost the same roster - except for the addition of Bird.  The Celtics (who had already drafted Bird in 1978) had unsuccessfully actually tried to get Bird to play some games late in the 1978-79 season after his last college hoop season was over, but Bird elected to say in school, earn his degree and play baseball at Indiana State that spring.

Boston posted the NBA's best record in six of Larry's first seven seasons.

5.  Jump shot-B) 1984-86. Julius Erving in 1981 and Moses Malone in 1982 and 1983 both nosed Bird out for the MVP. Larry finished first or second in the MVP votoing six straight years, and should probably have won it five of those times. Moses got it in 1982 with Houston, and again in 1983 with the Sixers.

6.  Jump shot-B) Kevin McHale. Kevin broke Havlicek and Sam Jones's record of 54 points in a game with 56 against Detroit on March 3, 1985. Bird predicted the record "will soon fall." Nine days later in New Orleans, Bird burned the Hawks for 60 on 22 of 36 shooting. His best shot, a potential 28-foot four-point continuation play made while being fouled out of bounds into the Hawk bench, was disallowed late in the game.

7.  Lefty runner-B) Kyle Macy. Bird beat Hodges in 1986, Schrempf in 1987 and Ellis in 1988 to sweep the first three All-Star long distance shootouts. Fellow Hoosier Macy participated in the 1986 event, but was eliminated early.

8.  Jump shot-B) 7

9.  3-pointer-B) Portland . Bird burned the eventual runner-up Blazers, who posted the NBA's best record in 1991-92, for 49 points in a 152-148 epic double OT NBC Sunday, March 15 telecast. Larry sent the game into OT with a running, leaning one-footed triple at the end of regulation. He added 14 rebounds and dished out a dozen assists for his final NBA triple-double.

10.  3-pointer-C) 21. In game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals his lefty reverse layup in the final seconds after two straight offensive rebounds clinched a surprisingly hard-fought 98-95 win over upstart Houston as Bird narrowly missed a triple-double (18-21-9).

In the overtime epic fourth game of the 1984 Finals at the LA Forum Bird scored 29 points, including the game-winning fadeaway over Earvin Johnson in OT, to go with his 21 caroms.



bob
MY NOTE: Congrats again sloop, this time you got them all right.


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